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Merseyside Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Death by Careless Driving Case

A crown court hearing is set for early January after the CPS authorised a charge based on an IOPC investigation.

Overview

  • PC Scott Thompson, 32, is charged with causing Rachael Louise Moore’s death by careless driving after a police car struck her in Liverpool in 2022.
  • He appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court, entered a not guilty plea, and chose a jury trial at Minshull Street Crown Court.
  • The officer was released on unconditional bail, with the case listed for a hearing in early January.
  • The collision happened on Sheil Road in Kensington shortly after 8pm as the officer responded to an unrelated emergency call, and Moore was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Merseyside Police referred the incident to the IOPC, whose investigation led to a CPS-authorised charge, as tributes highlighted Moore’s work as a carer and studies at Liverpool Hope University.